SAUDI ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL

UNCLAS RIYADH 001176 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT. PLEASE PASS TO IO/PPC FOR SUN, USUN, NSC FOR MCDONALD, P FOR REINEMEYER, NEA/RA FOR ARVIS/LANGEVIN, AND NEA/ARP FOR MCGRATH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL USUN SUBJECT: SAUDI ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: A. STATE 72078 ¶B. NEW YORK 555 ¶C. MADRID 00799 ¶D. RIYADH 01170 ¶1. (SBU) Per reftel A, Post obtained the official Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) delgation list for the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). No specific dates for arrival or departure are available, nor has SAG provided Post with information regarding the travel of spouses. Post will send an updated cable if able to obtain this information. ¶2. (SBU) Attendance of the Head of State or Head of Government: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has not announced plans to attend UNGA, nor did he attend in 2007. However, the King has requested a UN special session on interfaith dialogue (reftel B),a call repeated at the Madrid Conference for Interfaith Dialogue (reftel C). The King could choose to attend if this special session were added. ¶3. (SBU) The official 41-member delegation will be led by HRH Prince Saud al-Faisal, Chair, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interpretation will not be required in bilateral or multilateral meetings. Other attendees will include: HH Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohommad bin Saud Al Kabir, Vice Chair, Deputy Minister of Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel bin Al-Jubeir, Vice Chair HE Ambassador Hamad bin Mohammad Al-Fares, Member HE Ambassador Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Jindan, Member in Charge HE Yousef bin Turad As-Sa'doun, Member, Deputy Minister of Educational and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Osama bin Mohammad Al-Noqali, Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Jamal bin Hussen Aqil, Minister Plenipotentiary Dr. Ra'ed Khalid Arali, Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Talal bin Abdul Jalil Birry, Counselor Mr. Abdullatif bin Hussein Salam, Vice Chair, Vice Deputy Chief of the Delegation Mr. Mohammad bin Umar Badawood, Counselor Mr. Sultan bin Abdullah As-Sayigh, Counselor Dr. Moufleh bin Duhaiman As-Sabayyel, Counselor Mr. Adnan bin Ibrahim Farahat, Counselor Mr. Saleh bin Abdul Karim Ash-Sheha, First Secretary Mr. Abdullah bin Moudhif Al-Tahli, First Secretary Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Ash-Shumarry, First Secretary Mr. Khalid bin Kamal Faqih, First Secretary Dr. Ali bin Mohammad Al-Abbad, First Secretary Mr. Majid bin Humoud Ash-Sharari, First Secretary Mr. Amr bin Abdullah Al-Akili, First Secretary Mr. Adnan bin Abdul Rahim Bamakous, First Secretary Mr. Mohammad bin Fahd Ash-Shabrami, First Secretary Mr. Faisal Al-Amoudi, Vice Consul-General of KSA in New York, First Secretary Mr. Faisal bin Ibrahim Al-Ajrafi, First Secretary Mr. Saad in Nasir Al-Asmari, Second Secretary Mr. Samir bin Ibrahim Al-Karashi, Second Secretary Mr. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Arkoubi, Second Secretary Mr. Mazin bin Hamad Al-Hamli, Second Secretary Mr. Yousef bin Salih Al-Kahrah, Second Secretary Mr. Khaled bin Mohammad Al-Wafi, Second Secretary Mr. Haitham bin Mohammad Al-Maliki, Second Secretary Mr. Tareq bin Khadam Al-Fayezz, Second Secretary Mr. Faisal bin Falah Al-Harbi, Second Secretary Mr. Wajdi bin Hassan Moharram, Third Secretary Mr. Mounsir Salem As-Saloum, Third Secretary Mr. Shafi bin Bejad Al-Otaibee, Third Secretary Mr. Abdul Fattah bin Ahmad Imam, Attache Mr. Husam bin Jamil Moukhtar, Attache Ms. Asil bint Sultan Ash-Shuhail, Attache GFOELLER